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Downtown Bonita Springs will have a food truck park after the city council approved a developer’s plan.

Those operating away from downtown must obtain a vendor license only, and these vendors can set up on any patch of private property as long as the owner grants permission.

The regulation changes stem from the Parking Authority's efforts to clarify its role in regulating food trucks that park in metered parking zones. For the past two weeks, the Parking Authority has been researching data on the occupancy rate of downtown parking spaces. That process delayed the Urban County Council's final reading on a proposed six-month pilot project for food trucks on downtown streets.

Restaurants are often the first to complain when food trucks move in. But the trucks have also been on shaky legal ground since a judge ruled in 2011 that they cannot idle in metered parking spaces.

Food trucks will be able to lease one of three reserved parking spaces downtown from the city for $5 per hour. Operating a food truck legally in the city can be challenging because the trucks only are allowed to park at a meter for 30 minutes at a time, even though setting up the kitchen often takes half an hour.

Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved a motion Wednesday on three special downtown parking spaces that would allow food trucks to operate legally.

Food trucks will no longer have to battle for one of the precious few spots downtown

Public Works has been cracking down on food trucks

“There are plenty of people who are seriously questioning the viability of this business" says Weber.

The town has proposed letting food trucks operate in some lots in commercial districts